[act-ma] 1/23, Thurs at 1p: e5 invites you to lunch! Chocolate Tasting with Equal Exchange (and more)

[alisa]

*e5 invites you to lunch! *

*Brown Bag Lunch Series (BBLS) presents:*




* Molly Zeff from Equal ExchangeDATE: Thursday, January 23rd, 1-2pm*

*PLACE: encuentro5*

*   9 Hamilton Place, Suite 2A *

*   2 min walk from Park St Station*


*TOPIC: Learn about Equal Exchange's history  and impact on the
environmental and cooperative movements.*

*MORE INFO: www.encuentro5.org <http://www.encuentro5.org>*

*Molly Zeff is a Community Sales Rep and Co-Owner at Equal Exchange, the
largest Fair Trade co-operative in the United States. Molly will be
speaking about how Fair Trade benefits low-income farmers and their
communities across the globe, how Fair Trade coffee is better for the
environment than conventionally grown coffee, and how congregations,
schools, cafes, store, and individuals have spread the Fair Trade movement
through Equal Exchange's programs. She will provide Fair Trade chocolate
and dried fruit - some of the best you've ever tasted - as samples
throughout the presentation, and will lead a professional chocolate tasting
as well.*

Hello friends:

Grab a lunch and take a seat! We are gathering Boston’s
progressive<http://dailycaller.com/2010/11/09/can-progressives-define-what-to-be-a-progressive-actually-means/>
nonprofit <http://chriscoyier.net/2010/06/17/nonprofit/> community and
local progressive organizations in a series of Brown Bag Lunches to explore
the many facets of non-profit organizations and social justice, spread
networks, and encourage collaboration.
Join us for a 30 min presentation + 30 min discussion/Q & A. You can view
our previous BBLS events with Renata Teodoro of the Student Immigrant
Movement and Alex Papali of the Green Justice Coalition at
live.encuentro5.org. Visit our calendar <http://events.encuentro5.org> for
the full listing of upcoming lunch presentations.

This series is a partnership between encuentro5 and other non-profits and
community groups from the Greater Boston region.  The aim is to serve as a
resource to the progressive community, providing education and networking
opportunities, and to advance the goals of the presenting
organizations. As a whole, the series aims to build greater cross-issue
awareness and cooperation.

All Brown Bag Lunch events take place at encuentro5: 9 Hamilton Place, #2A,
Boston, MA<https://maps.google.com/maps?q=9+Hamilton+Place,+Boston,+MA+02108&ll=42.356308,-71.061502&spn=0.002529,0.006099&hnear=9+Hamilton+Pl,+Boston,+Massachusetts+02108&gl=us&t=m&z=18>.
 Unfortunately, e5’s current transitional location is not wheelchair
accessible. However, events will also be live-streamed on
live.encuentro5.org and conference calling will be available for remote
participation. Please let us know ahead of time and we will be happy to
arrange accommodations.

The *Brown Bag Lunch Series* is free to the public. Guests are encouraged
to bring their lunch; snacks, coffee/tea will be provided by e5.

Hope to see you at lunch!

Sincerely,

Alisa
On behalf of the BBLS Team